levitous

-ous (English)

(chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.. Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or [...]

levity (English)

(countable) A lighthearted or frivolous act.. (obsolete) Lack of steadiness.. Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters.. The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.

levitous (English)

(rare) Exhibiting levity.